Specsavers Championship, Monday, September 25, 2017

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3rd & 7 37yd

predict that Middlesex will be 100/3

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:31:59 PM
STUMPS: Middlesex 18/3 (15 ov, trail by 218 - 1st inns) v Somerset
AC Voges 4* (25) DJ Malan 9* (23)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:31:38 PM
Tres looks like he is praying at 2nd slip, on his knees

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:31:35 PM
Crane was running though sides in 1st Grade out in Australia which is a good standard, a few England players early in their careers have struggled to get that high up the rungs. Maybe it is because of T20 Cricket and bowlers needing to be able to get the ball to go both ways and the crack down on bendy arm off spin but there seems to be quite a few leggys around at the moment

by nickcricket 9/25/2017 4:29:59 PM
Roelof on for a twirl

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:29:29 PM
Middlesex would be 4 down if they had referrals in CC

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:29:25 PM
good knock from Sam

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:28:49 PM
INDIVIDUAL 50: SM Curran 51* (106)
Surrey 192/8 (71.4 ov, lost the toss) v Lancashire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:27:57 PM
and Rashid should have been in test side not Crane, as you said could have played for Hants then

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:27:37 PM
Fair point about the first three games and last week but him his limited amount of playing time is not all down to Hampshire

by IanPearce100 9/25/2017 4:26:32 PM
played more game for his Aussie side in last 12 months

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:25:53 PM
Crane clearly has a bit about him otherwise he wouldn't have been picked as an overseas for the Shield in the winter, however completely agree that he shouldn't be in the test team right now. Leave that spot open for someone doing the business week in week out. If only we had someone like that.

by Matt Richardson 9/25/2017 4:25:41 PM
Ian is right though, he was on 12th man England duty for that game, so 'not picked' isn't accurate

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:24:52 PM
Hampshire did not pick him start season or last game

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:24:23 PM
That is basically the extent of the argument.

by StaggerBreaths 9/25/2017 4:23:38 PM
@WillColwell There wasn't a game for him to be picked in between the 0/61 and 3/27 unless you were talking about the tests. He would have played more but he was carrying drinks for England

by IanPearce100 9/25/2017 4:23:33 PM
How long till Voges edges one of those from Leach? Seems like he's beating the bat every ball.

by ARRGpocalypse 9/25/2017 4:23:26 PM
Shane Warne says so.

by StaggerBreaths 9/25/2017 4:23:23 PM
honestly I think he's at a pretty good position for a legspinner of his age. Just absolutely no rush for him to be anywhere near the England side

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:23:21 PM
I feel like I'm missing something when people say that Mason Crane should be picked for England.

by baptrimble 9/25/2017 4:23:00 PM
Mr Crane needs change of home venue, somewhere with someone who might bowl him

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:22:24 PM
@WillColwell Good Player

by nickcricket 9/25/2017 4:21:52 PM
UPDATE: Match delayed by bad light, Essex 227 all out (71.2 ov) v Yorkshire

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:21:49 PM
WICKET: Surrey 184/8 (70.4 ov, lost the toss) v Lancashire
GJ Batty c Parkinson b Parry 0 (7) Partnership: 1 (1.2 ov)
SD Parry 12.4-0-42-2 SM Curran 46* (103)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:21:27 PM
Oh dear Glamorgan, you were doing so well

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:21:06 PM
WICKET: Glamorgan 0/1 (2.2 ov, trail by 302 - 1st inns) v Kent
NJ Selman c †Billings b Milne 0 (8) Partnership: 0 (2.2 ov)
AF Milne 1.2-1-0-1 CR Brown 0* (6)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:20:31 PM
TEAM 200: Sussex 200/5 (58.5 ov) v Notts
MGK Burgess 58* (81) DMW Rawlins 34* (90)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:20:14 PM
Mason Crane in FC cricket since his T20i debut:
1/161, 0/61
NOT PICKED
3/27, 1/96
0/18
NOT PICKED
Average: 72.60

by Will Colwell 9/25/2017 4:19:54 PM
STUMPS: Worcestershire 90/3 (26 ov, won the toss) v Durham
JM Clarke 46* (46) GH Rhodes 5* (14)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:18:02 PM
This is the ECB we are talking about, they punished a team for having a crossbow fired at them

by Joe Tompkins 9/25/2017 4:17:54 PM
Well done Karl, with Ben Coad and Matt Fisher we have some hope at least with bowling

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:17:19 PM
WICKET: Essex 227 all out (71.2 ov) v Yorkshire
JA Porter c Patterson b Carver 6 (33) Partnership: 5 (2.0 ov)
K Carver 4.2-1-10-2 SJ Cook 0* (4)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:15:51 PM
Agreed - if the ball is jumping all over the place and breaking fingers then yep, dangerous pitch. You can't just punish a team for having better spinners.

by Matt Richardson 9/25/2017 4:15:38 PM
Somerset to be batting again before stumps? :P

by ARRGpocalypse 9/25/2017 4:14:35 PM
dangerous pitch hurts both sides, this one just Middlesex

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:14:34 PM
WICKET: Surrey 183/7 (69.2 ov, lost the toss) v Lancashire
R Clarke lbw b Mahmood 7 (37) Partnership: 17 (11.1 ov)
S Mahmood 15.2-4-33-4 SM Curran 45* (102)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:14:17 PM
Thing is, I understand points deductions when a pitch is dangerous, ball leaping about everywhere, but this represents no threat to anything but pride here

by Joe Williams 9/25/2017 4:13:36 PM
- Live Update
George Dobell at Somerset (236) v Middlesex (5-3)

If I tell you that people are looking up Middlesex’s lowest total against Somerset…. It’s 52, by the way. In Bath in 1952.

by George.Dobell 9/25/2017 4:13:09 PM
STUMPS: Derbyshire 104/2 (26 ov, lost the toss) v Gloucs
WL Madsen 24* (39) AL Hughes 10* (24)

by ESPNcricinfo Live 9/25/2017 4:12:53 PM
Voges beaten outside off stump then has massive swipe and misses

by Lawrence Payne 9/25/2017 4:12:39 PM
Acrimonious from who?

by Joe Williams 9/25/2017 4:12:22 PM
Just me who genuinely doesn't see a problem with teams preparing pitches to play to their strengths? Surely if it's a variable you're in control of - and the pitch is legal and not unsafe - there shouldn't be a problem.

by Matt Richardson 9/25/2017 4:12:21 PM
Middlesex to throw the game so Somerset get points deducted for a poor pitch?

by baptrimble 9/25/2017 4:12:13 PM
Hmm. Obviously I want to win but I feel that this could get acrimonious.

by NemoUKS 9/25/2017 4:10:27 PM